AGP Executive Report
Last update: 39 minutes agoCARICOM Summit in St. Lucia: Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre opened the 51st CARICOM Heads of Government meeting with a clear message: integration must move from “conference rooms to communities,” delivering results on crime, climate, food and energy security, and the cost of living. Chairmanship shake-up and governance pressure: Outgoing chair Terrance Drew used the opening to call out leaders’ absenteeism during major decisions, while the meeting is also set to be dominated by the CARICOM Secretary-General reappointment dispute involving Dr Carla Barnett, which Trinidad and Tobago says it will not recognise after August. Regional unity vs. public accountability: CARICOM Secretary-General Barnett urged leaders to seize the moment for “decisive action” and to widen public participation in regional decisions, including civil society voices. Local angle for St. Lucians: LUCELEC cut its July fuel surcharge to EC$0.225 per kWh (down from EC$0.308), easing electricity bills after lower fuel costs. Sports and youth diplomacy: St. Kitts and Nevis won the ANOCES Athletic Championship, and the region’s CARICOM Road Run/Walk drew more than 250 participants ahead of the summit.
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